Flood Warning

Leanne Franson, Jacqueline Pearce

Description

Tom loves running through cow fields with his best friend, Peggy, and his dog, Amos—especially when he's pretending to be his favorite radio hero, the Lone Ranger.

But when Tom learns the nearby Fraser River is about to flood, he may have to become a real-life hero and help save his family's herd of dairy cows. This story is based on real events that happened in the farming community of Agassiz during the Fraser River flood of 1948.

Sujets

• Découvertes
• Agassiz
• Fraser (fleuve)
• Family
• Fraser River
• Juvenilee Fiction

Informations

• Publié par: Orca Book Publishers
• Date de parution: 01 mai 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 2
• EAN13: 9781459802438
• Langue: English

Extrait

J ACQUELINE P EARCE
Flood Warning

I LLUSTRATIONS B Y Leanne Franson
ORCA BOOK PUBLISHERS
Text copyright 2012 Jaqueline Pearce Illustrations copyright 2012 Leanne Franson
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Pearce, Jacqueline, 1962- Flood warning [electronic resource] / Jacqueline Pearce ; illustrations by Leanne Franson.
(Orca echoes) Electronic monograph in PDF format. Issued also in print format. ISBN 978-1-4598-0069-4
1. Floods--British Columbia--Fraser River Valley--Juvenile fiction. 2. Fraser River Valley (B.C.)--History--Juvenile fiction. I. Franson, Leanne II. Title. III. Series: Orca echoes (Online) PS 8581. E 26 F 56 2012 JC 813 .6 C 2011-907779-5
First published in the United States, 2012 Library of Congress Control Number : 2011943722
Summary : The Fraser River is about to flood, so Tom must get his family s dairy cows to safety before it s too late. A historical story set in 1948, near the farming community of Agassiz.
Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for its publishing programs provided by the following agencies: the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.

Orca Book Publishers is dedicated to preserving the environment and has printed this book on paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council .
Cover artwork and interior illustrations by Leanne Franson Author photo by Danielle Naherniak ORCA BOOK PUBLISHERS PO B OX 5626, Stn. B Victoria, BC Canada V 8 R 6 S 4 ORCA BOOK PUBLISHERS PO B OX 468 Custer, WA USA 98240-0468
www.orcabook.com Printed and bound in Canada.
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Thanks go to my dad, Jack Pearce, and my father-in-law, Bill Naherniak (also known as Farmer Bill ), who helped with the details of the farm and time period. I would also like to thank the Agassiz-Harrison Museum and the Chilliwack Museum and Archives. -JP
To all those brave Canadians across this country who courageously deal with floods and their aftermath. -LF
Contents
Chapter One : The River
Chapter Two : Milking Time
Chapter Three : Alarm Call
Chapter Four : Rising Concern
Chapter Five : Be Careful What You Wish For
Chapter Six : Closing In
Chapter Seven : Rescue
Chapter Eight : Evacuation Plans
Chapter Nine : What to do?
Chapter Ten : Tom s Plan
Chapter Eleven : Amos Helps
Chapter Twelve : Cattle Drive
Chapter Thirteen : Tent City
Chapter Fourteen : Graveyard Island
Chapter Fifteen : Home